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Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 8:09 pm
by Craig
I'm pretty sure they gave up cooking food when they started house ales. I assume they converted kitchen space into a brewery.
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 8:08 am
by atomeyes
Craig wrote:I'm pretty sure they gave up cooking food when they started house ales. I assume they converted kitchen space into a brewery.
nope. pretty sure they still cooked while doing house ales.
they probably gave up cooking when they realized the profitability per sq foot is not in favour with running a restaurant.
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:43 pm
by midlife crisis
biegaman wrote:I guess it's too long ago now for a lot of people on this board to remember, but once upon a time Volo had really good food and a pretty extensive menu (good wine menu too!). At some point there was a conscious decision to really focus on the beer side and slim down the food options so as to avoid the hassles of the kitchen..
Oh yeah. On many nights Ralph himself would be manning the kitchen. Those were the nights to order a carbonara. Best I've ever had.
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:46 pm
by biegaman
midlife crisis wrote:biegaman wrote:I guess it's too long ago now for a lot of people on this board to remember, but once upon a time Volo had really good food and a pretty extensive menu (good wine menu too!). At some point there was a conscious decision to really focus on the beer side and slim down the food options so as to avoid the hassles of the kitchen..
Oh yeah. On many nights Ralph himself would be manning the kitchen. Those were the nights to order a carbonara. Best I've ever had.
YES!!! Was going to originally post something along those lines myself. I remember many a nights Ralph all sweaty and exhausted, cooking away in the kitchen - he was quite the chef. Some of my best meals in TO were at Volo. Again, that feels like ages ago...
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 1:26 pm
by lister
midlife crisis wrote:Oh yeah. On many nights Ralph himself would be manning the kitchen. Those were the nights to order a carbonara. Best I've ever had.
Yes, very tasty! Mmmmmmm...
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:33 am
by Provost Drunk
Beavertown Smog Rocket is pouring on cask at Volo for those that missed it at Cask Days (or want to try it again).
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:51 pm
by northyorksammy
It apparently will be the same at the new additional Bar Volo, attention to the beer and not the food.
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:48 pm
by jeremyg
for the sundays half bottle deal does anyone know if that's all bottles?
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2016 1:49 pm
by Craig
Not all, but lots of good ones. Jester King, for example.
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Tue May 03, 2016 8:25 pm
by Cask
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 3:03 am
by Orval_Al
Shame this place is so overpriced. You're better off going to Thirsty And Miserable, Bar Hop or Sin And Redemption/Town Crier/Prenup Pub.
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 9:26 am
by FEUO
They are opening a new location in Little Italy so even if the Yonge location is affected by this info (not sure how based on the details in that article).
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Wed May 04, 2016 10:59 am
by Craig
I think they've known for years that if/when the tower goes up, Volo goes away.
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 11:09 am
by admviolin
Craig wrote:
I think they've known for years that if/when the tower goes up, Volo goes away.
Yes, they've known for a few years...the "second location" as far as I've heard was always going to be a replacement, not an addition.
Re: Bar Volo - new(ish) food menu
Posted: Thu May 05, 2016 1:57 pm
by nickw
admviolin wrote:Craig wrote:
I think they've known for years that if/when the tower goes up, Volo goes away.
Yes, they've known for a few years...the "second location" as far as I've heard was always going to be a replacement, not an addition.
Hmmm.
Ben Johnson's blog post on his interview with Tomas didn't necessarily make it seem like it was going to be a straight replacement, especially with Ralph not being involved with it and it only having a capacity of 55. But I suppose we shall see whenever the tower starts going up...